Chirton
Chirton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Chirton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
There are a number of historic monuments near Chirton including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
There are a number of ancient sites near Chirton including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
The area close to Chirton boasts some of the best historic buildings including Avebury Manor.
Don't miss Coate Water Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Chirton.
Places near Chirton feature a number of interesting lakes including Coate Water.
Villages to visit near Chirton include Ashton Keynes.
Chirton History
There are some historic monuments around Chirton:
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- White Barrow, a long barrow
- A group of six barrows east of Newfoundland Farm Wood
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- The Long Monument
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Medieval village site
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow north of splinterproof shelter, Larkhill Artillery Range
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Casterley Camp and associated monuments
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Round barrow south-south-east of Greenland Camp
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Rybury camp
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Enford Roman villa
- Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- West Chisenbury Settlement
- Enclosure and associated bowl barrow west of Wexland Hanging
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Langdean stone circle
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Enclosure on Summer Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Long barrow east of Netheravon Bake
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Long barrow north of Netheravon Bake
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation
- Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks
- Long barrow south of Horse Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Round barrow north-west of Goods Clump
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Strip lynchets north-east of East Chisenbury
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Swanborough Tump
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Field system on Penning Down
- Linear earthwork on West Down
- Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Boundary feature on Ball Down
- Long barrow north of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
